Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook Second Edition

“I tell my clients the title could be “Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Me!”  It gives so much positive information about how to eat well without all the restrictions and nutrition and diet nonsense.”-Marsha Hudnal, MS, RD,

“I can’t tell you how often I refer to Secrets-for myself and others-as my favorite all-around nutrition book.”-Jon Robinson, health educator

“Secrets has been life-changing,  I watch other moms hover and struggle to get their child to take a bit of this and a bite of that.  I just sit back and we enjoy eating together.”-Laure, parent

“The Secrets philosophy of moderation and common sense fosters good health, good eating habits and, most of all, a loving relationship between parents and children.”-Washington Post

“When Satter says, “a family is what you are when you start taking care of yourself,” it makes it OK to go to the trouble of feeding myself.  Secrets was written for me, as well as for people with children.”-Larry Linder, Harvard Nutrition Newsletter

“Ellyn Satter seems like a nice auntie who understood the real demands on you at the same time as she gives you some straight talk.  You don’t have to have gourmet meals, but you do have to be consistent and dependable about feeding our children.” Brownie, parent

“This book was recommended by our family practice doctor after a conversation about “well all my two year old will eat is chicken nuggets.”  Ellyn Satter’s advice is clear, straightforward, and well researched at the same time as it is revolutionary.” R. Pretzel, parent

“It is lovely to have a voice of moderation and common sense–with research to back it all up–in the midst of the mayhem that is our culture’s public conversation around nutrition.” -Bethany, parent

“I consider this book my eating “bible.”  It has truly transformed my eating into normal…no restriction or deprivation…just normal eating.”-Krista, recovering dieter

Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family Encourages you to have meals that are richly rewarding to plan, prepare, and at–and shows you how. Provides entertaining and practical and cooking and food lessons for the novice as well as the seasoned cook. gives guidelines for raising good eaters, adapting menus for your children and involving kids in the kitchen. Reviewer comments Its wonderful when she says, “love good food, trust yourself, and share that love and trust with your children.” Encouraging people to eat well is far better than laying out all the rules. Though I have read cookbooks all my life, I’ve never before believed I could eat anything in them. Secrets lets me see what a normal menu really is and made food safe for eating. I can’t tell you how often I refer to Secrets as my favorite all-around nutrition information book.